英语词汇“sudden”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINsudden

Origin:

1200-1300 Old French sodain, from Latin subitaneus, from subitus ‘sudden’, from subire ‘to come up’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Depression is sometimes brought on by a sudden change in your life.
Don't make any sudden moves around the animals.
I felt a sudden sharp pain in my stomach.
Rebecca's decision to leave was very sudden.
There's been a sudden change of plans.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A sudden boom followed in its wake, a new parachute flare splitting the night sky - a red target flare.
All of a sudden I know two things: why they were on the same brain cell, and how psychiatry works.
However, this kind of relatively sudden decline in levels of satisfaction is not necessarily permanent.
It can even be converted into sudden laughter, when one realizes how absurd the pretence is.
It was as she turned to swim back that she felt the sudden grip of a pain across her back.
The development is as sudden as it is dramatic.
Then came the sudden peso devaluation that December, and Jimenez pulled out $ 70 million more.
Why the sudden shift in sentiment?

Longman Language Activatorsomething that happens suddenly► sudden

happening suddenly: · I felt a sudden sharp pain in my stomach.· Rebecca's decision to leave was very sudden.· Depression is sometimes brought on by a sudden change in your life.

► dramatic

happening suddenly, and making a situation either much better or much worse: · There has been a dramatic increase in homelessness over the past few years.· the dramatic changes that took place in Eastern Europe

► abrupt

sudden, unexpected, and often unwanted: abrupt end/departure/change etc: · The police brought the demonstration to an abrupt end.· His departure was abrupt and completely unexpected.· There has been an abrupt shift in the government thinking regarding these issues.

► snap

: snap decision/judgement a decision or judgement that is made very suddenly, often without thinking about it enough: · Snap decisions are not always the best decisions.· Usually she did not make snap judgements about people.

suddenly► suddenly

if something happens suddenly , it happens quickly when you are not expecting it: · Suddenly there was a loud bang and all the lights went out.· I suddenly realized that there was someone following me.die suddenly (=die unexpectedly): · Several years ago her husband died suddenly at the age of 64.

► all of a sudden

suddenly - use this especially in stories or descriptions of past events: · We waited and waited, then all of a sudden we saw a sail on the horizon.· The way he decided to leave all of a sudden didn't make any sense.

► out of the blue

if something happens out of the blue , you are not expecting it at all, and you are very surprised by it: · She told me, out of the blue, that she was going to live in New York.completely out of the blue: · Do you remember Jane? Well, she phoned me yesterday, completely out of the blue.

► abruptly

if something ends or if someone moves or speaks abruptly , they do it suddenly and unexpectedly: · The party was stopped abruptly when the police turned up.· She turned abruptly and went back inside.· "You may leave now,'' he said, abruptly.

► without warning

if something bad or dangerous happens without warning , it happens suddenly and there were no signs that it was going to happen: · Without warning, tears began to roll down his cheeks.· At five to four Greg went into convulsions. It happened suddenly and without warning.

► on the spur of the moment

if you do something on the spur of the moment , you suddenly decide to do something that you had not planned to do: · I bought the car on the spur of the moment.· On the spur of the moment, we decided to head north that day instead of East.

► from out of nowhere

if you say that someone does something or something appears from out of nowhere , it happens suddenly so that you are surprised or shocked: · From out of nowhere he asked me to marry him.· I was doing 80 miles per hour when from out of nowhere this cop on a motorcycle pulled me over.

► at short notice

if something happens at short notice , it happens suddenly without you having time to prepare for it: · Both players pulled out of the competition yesterday at short notice.· Occasionally, tours may have to be cancelled at short notice.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► sudden change

a sudden change in the weather

► sudden rush of

Life is cruel, she thought, with a sudden rush of anger.

► sudden movement

a sudden movement

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a sudden absence

· It wasn't easy to deal with Hugh's sudden absence.

► had a sudden brainstorm

Kirby had a sudden brainstorm.

► a sudden dash

· He made a sudden dash for the door.

► sudden death

· Her sudden death shocked the world.

► sudden/abrupt departure

(=done suddenly, without being planned)· I didn't know how I was going to explain his abrupt departure to the others.· Their departure seemed rather sudden.

► die a sudden/violent/slow etc death

· At the end of the play, the main character dies a violent death.

► a sudden/unexpected/unforeseen emergency

(=a situation that was not planned)· I left half an hour early in case of traffic jams or some other unforeseen emergency.

► a sudden/abrupt end

(=sudden and unexpected)· After the news leaked out, his political career came to a sudden end.

► a sudden explosion

· Henry thought she was going to laugh, but then there was a sudden explosion of sobbing.

► a sudden halt

· My happiness was brought to a sudden halt by the death of my father.

► a sudden impulse

· She felt a sudden impulse to play some music.

► a sudden inspiration

· He had a sudden inspiration.

► a sudden move

· She made a sudden move towards me from the doorway.

► a quick/sudden movement

· Don't make any quick movements that might scare the dog.

► sudden onset

· Consult the doctor if there is a very sudden onset of fever.

► sudden panic

· Florrie exclaimed in sudden panic: ‘I’ve left my bag on the bus!’

► dramatic/sudden/complete reversal

a dramatic reversal in population decline

► a sudden shift

· She immediately picked up his sudden shifts of mood.

► a sudden silence

· At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room.

► a sudden thought

· A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh.

► a sudden urge

· She fought back the sudden urge to beg his forgiveness.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► so

· It was so brutal, so sudden.· The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.· It was so sudden and so fierce that she could not deny it.· The whole thing came on me so sudden and I was so sleepy.· A movement caught his eye and it was so sudden that he drew back a few inches.· After all those years, it was hard to believe it, especially coming so sudden.· The change had been so sudden.· Then all at once he looked up, with a stare so sudden and urgent it was like a shout.

NOUN► appearance

· The sudden appearance of record company A & R men induces paranoia for any band.· Clearly the later volumes show these talents in more skilfully written poems, but their sudden appearance here demands comment.· Because a squint may be due to serious disease, its sudden appearance should always be taken seriously.· The sudden appearance of her bare back made him cough.· Maybe it was Mr McCrindle's sudden appearance that caused Tam to lose his footing.· Was there a sudden appearance of a new species, or were there cases of gradual succession?· The fish were momentarily startled at my sudden appearance, but after a while they ignored me.

► burst

· The rain pelted down in sudden bursts, but the downpours did not amount to much.· In a single song, he can employ sudden bursts of falsetto or a teasing growl.· She could of course, she thought with that sudden burst of adolescent enthusiasm, not live.· Why the sudden burst of vision?· She saw him crumple them up in a sudden burst of impatience, and fling them across the parade.· I wish I could say that I wrote steadily at the story of my life after that sudden burst of inspiration.· Sounds like a sudden burst of co-operation between the world's tractor makers?· There was a sudden burst of laughing and giggling on the other end.

► change

· It is a curious paradox that evolution and gradual change were linked with revolution and sudden change.· Farris was angry about the sudden change in crews.· Why the sudden change of heart?· Saigon had always gone through sudden changes of mood, and this was simply one of those changes.· Yet the peripheral zone is hypersensitive to sudden change.· But a sudden change came over the spirit of his dreams.· What happens if those two goons have a sudden change of heart and decide not to let us go?· Gradual changes are much less traumatic than sudden changes.

► death

· My brother's sudden death has left me with a legacy of anxiety about loved ones that is perhaps excessive.· It is the most intimate item of all, a disturbing look at the rude horror of sudden death.· It had shocked him, too, when he heard of Adolph Brückner's sudden death.· He is invoked against sudden death.· One of the hazards of the sudden death of infants was that they might be carried off before they had been baptised.· Some reports have suggested a relationship between programmed diets and sudden death, probably due to irregularities of the heart.· In fact, intervention of another kind took place on 27 January 1947, with the sudden death of Vivien Eliot.· Ashburn likely autographed only a handful of the cards before his sudden death, so even dealers are scrambling to find thems.

► departure

· Mr Kabila's sudden departure leaves huge uncertainty.· There was no official explanation for Mr Lane's sudden departure, which was announced in a terse two-line statement.· My dear Adam, Over the years, you will have heard many explanations for my sudden departure from the regiment.· She left, and it took her partner a year to build the forward momentum she had disrupted by her sudden departure.· After Jenny's sudden departure, Eloise had felt betrayed, abandoned and completely lonely.· Julie Worden and Charlton Boyd meet in a skittish duet, marked by sudden departures, near misses and unexpected evasive leaps.· Eastman Kodak's shares plunged 10% following the sudden departure of its new chief financial officer.

► increase

· It can detect sudden increases in water consumption, such as leaks.· Maple trees are sensitive to sudden increases in sunlight, having grown up in the dimmed ambience of sheltering neighbor trees.· The wingers provide a sudden increase in width to encourage early planing, good jumping, and tight or long turns.· The sudden increase in energy costs and the resulting recession caused a 10% fall in energy demand between 1973 and 1975.· The sudden increase in unemployment after 1930 gave it further importance.· Campaigners say the sudden increase in Martin's bill is not unusual.· Any sudden increase in the number of a particular pest, however, need immediate action.

► infant

· The risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome within groups were remarkably similar.· Bristol is at the forefront of the fight against a number of childhood conditions, including cancer and sudden infant death.· Some may protect against sudden infant deaths; others may add to risk.· During the fieldwork period, sudden infant deaths received enormous publicity in the national media.· Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were calculated separately for Maori and non-Maori children.· This, of course, assumes that these variables are causally related to sudden infant death syndrome and are independent.· None of the families interviewed had experienced a sudden infant death.

► loss

· Here it probably happened by sailing into the steep wave resulting in a sudden loss of speed.· Atonic seizures are characterized by a sudden loss of postural muscle tone.· She was not even near to getting over the shock of the sudden loss.· The second distribution was for hold-harmless grants to protect users of the categorical grants from a sudden loss of this money.· The socialists, not relishing the sudden loss of their patronage, are much identified with the regular street demos.· Then the public would not face a sudden loss of television service.· There is a smooth process of convergence to full knowledge, unlike the sudden loss of reputation observed in many reputational models.· Could we have possibly caught the leader, leaving the shoal bewildered and with sudden loss of appetite?

► movement

· These sudden movements quake the Earth.· Any sudden movement and you have sticky syrup all over the place, including the steering wheel.· He didn't spare Schmidt a glance; his eyes held Culley's, waiting for the glint that betrays sudden movement.· We are all startled by this sudden movement.· That sudden movement, slight as it was, jerked away the stone which Chignell had placed behind one of the wheels.· But there was a sudden movement behind her.· Don't jump from grooming the back of the pony to the front, i.e. making sudden movements.· Flat-footed water lilies balance at the far end, quivering at a sudden movement, a bird diving.

► reversal

· The overall effect of these dynastic upsets and sudden reversal of political alignment was disastrous from Rome's viewpoint.· Until the sudden reversal, the Nasdaq had been falling steadily and more than 200 stocks had hit new lows.· Reagan, astonished by this sudden reversal, said, Absolutely not.

► rise

· The sudden rise in graduate unemployment is unparalleled in the post-war period.· The relatively sudden rise of xenophobic parties, or of the xenophobic issue in politics, is largely due to this.· The subsidiary threat of a sudden rise in coal prices also made little sense in 1989.· As recent history has shown, a sudden rise in orders does not necessarily herald an immediate and sharp rise in output.

► rush

· His sudden rush of Anglican devotion remained unexplained and incomprehensible.· Why the sudden rush of interest?· At sunset, darkness enveloped the hunting camp in a sudden rush.· Her grey and white striped silk blouse was clinging damply against her skin in the sudden rush of heat.· Even in the sudden rush from the Store the nomes had been able to bring quite a lot of stuff.· Certainly the change in legislation is unlikely to provoke a sudden rush of hitherto tied farm workers from the industry.· The sudden rush of cooler air as the door was thrust open took her completely by surprise.· Instead his handshake was firm but controlled - like everything else about him, she thought with a sudden rush of insight.

► shock

· She smiles at me and I feel a sudden shock, a tremor of fear.· The model is used to forecast economic growth and to estimate the potential effects of sudden shocks like a stock crash.· Huy looked at the over-long face, the ridiculous beard, and realised with a sudden shock that the man was scared.· The sudden shock and noise of whirring wings broke the stillness and left our pulses racing.· He felt her sudden shock of fear and for a moment, almost involuntarily, his hands strengthened on her shoulders.· Old lady, thought Winnie, with sudden shock!· Donna too felt her heart thumping; the sudden shock made her tremble.· Every change of scene, every sudden shock, had threatened to plunge Elaine back into catatonic silence.

► silence

· At the mention of Hilary Frome a sudden silence fell over the room.· The Poole family, grouped rather self-consciously round the birthday cake on Earth, lapsed into a sudden silence.· Such a traveller may sleep soundly and awaken refreshed - that is, unless the train stops and the sudden silence wakes him.· In the sudden silence Isabel thought she could almost hear the life of the garden, preparing for its spring blossoming.· In the sudden silence that followed, she realized that something was wrong.· All at once he was disturbed by a sudden silence.· But when war came the persistent pedal-point of coalitionism sounded all the louder for the sudden silence of the party truce.

► surge

· But I was faithful - so why the sudden surge of guilt?· National industry status is used to protect local producers from a sudden surge of imports.· She felt a sudden surge of anger.· Outside, though, as he loaded it into the car, he was surprised to feel a sudden surge of confidence.· Suppose there was a sudden surge in demand for cash from the general public.· A sudden surge in the pound, for example, could seriously unhinge the process.· Therese, sitting at Willi's right, felt a sudden surge of pure, undiluted happiness wash over her.· And felt a sudden surge of unwilling pity.

► thought

· Suddenly unease rose inside her and she faltered as a sudden thought struck her.· A sudden thought occurred to her, and she sat up straight in bed.· A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh.· Then a sudden thought flashed through his mind.· I had a sudden thought, when you mentioned the timing.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► all of a sudden

All of a sudden I realized that the car in front of me wasn't moving.
The way he decided to leave all of a sudden didn't make any sense.
We waited and waited, then all of a sudden we saw a sail on the horizon.
And all of a sudden I got slammed in the face.
But as revenues subsided, costs all of a sudden mattered, too.
In spring training I started off good with my throwing, and then all of sudden it declined.
It got him trying to be too perfect with his pitches all of a sudden.
Now, all of a sudden, things are different.
The kitchen had gone quiet, all of a sudden, really quiet.
Then, all of a sudden, like a spigot turned counterclockwise, B shuts down.
You put the chair up, and all of a sudden, he has four points of interest.

WORD FAMILYnounsuddennessadjectivesuddenadverbsuddenly

单词	sudden
释义	suddensud‧den /ˈsʌdn/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINsudden Origin: 1200-1300 Old French sodain, from Latin subitaneus, from subitus ‘sudden’, from subire ‘to come up’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Depression is sometimes brought on by a sudden change in your life. Don't make any sudden moves around the animals. I felt a sudden sharp pain in my stomach. Rebecca's decision to leave was very sudden. There's been a sudden change of plans. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A sudden boom followed in its wake, a new parachute flare splitting the night sky - a red target flare. All of a sudden I know two things: why they were on the same brain cell, and how psychiatry works. However, this kind of relatively sudden decline in levels of satisfaction is not necessarily permanent. It can even be converted into sudden laughter, when one realizes how absurd the pretence is. It was as she turned to swim back that she felt the sudden grip of a pain across her back. The development is as sudden as it is dramatic. Then came the sudden peso devaluation that December, and Jimenez pulled out $ 70 million more. Why the sudden shift in sentiment? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that happens suddenly► sudden happening suddenly: · I felt a sudden sharp pain in my stomach.· Rebecca's decision to leave was very sudden.· Depression is sometimes brought on by a sudden change in your life. ► dramatic happening suddenly, and making a situation either much better or much worse: · There has been a dramatic increase in homelessness over the past few years.· the dramatic changes that took place in Eastern Europe ► abrupt sudden, unexpected, and often unwanted: abrupt end/departure/change etc: · The police brought the demonstration to an abrupt end.· His departure was abrupt and completely unexpected.· There has been an abrupt shift in the government thinking regarding these issues. ► snap : snap decision/judgement a decision or judgement that is made very suddenly, often without thinking about it enough: · Snap decisions are not always the best decisions.· Usually she did not make snap judgements about people. suddenly► suddenly if something happens suddenly , it happens quickly when you are not expecting it: · Suddenly there was a loud bang and all the lights went out.· I suddenly realized that there was someone following me.die suddenly (=die unexpectedly): · Several years ago her husband died suddenly at the age of 64. ► all of a sudden suddenly - use this especially in stories or descriptions of past events: · We waited and waited, then all of a sudden we saw a sail on the horizon.· The way he decided to leave all of a sudden didn't make any sense. ► out of the blue if something happens out of the blue , you are not expecting it at all, and you are very surprised by it: · She told me, out of the blue, that she was going to live in New York.completely out of the blue: · Do you remember Jane? Well, she phoned me yesterday, completely out of the blue. ► abruptly if something ends or if someone moves or speaks abruptly , they do it suddenly and unexpectedly: · The party was stopped abruptly when the police turned up.· She turned abruptly and went back inside.· "You may leave now,'' he said, abruptly. ► without warning if something bad or dangerous happens without warning , it happens suddenly and there were no signs that it was going to happen: · Without warning, tears began to roll down his cheeks.· At five to four Greg went into convulsions. It happened suddenly and without warning. ► on the spur of the moment if you do something on the spur of the moment , you suddenly decide to do something that you had not planned to do: · I bought the car on the spur of the moment.· On the spur of the moment, we decided to head north that day instead of East. ► from out of nowhere if you say that someone does something or something appears from out of nowhere , it happens suddenly so that you are surprised or shocked: · From out of nowhere he asked me to marry him.· I was doing 80 miles per hour when from out of nowhere this cop on a motorcycle pulled me over. ► at short notice if something happens at short notice , it happens suddenly without you having time to prepare for it: · Both players pulled out of the competition yesterday at short notice.· Occasionally, tours may have to be cancelled at short notice. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► sudden change a sudden change in the weather ► sudden rush of Life is cruel, she thought, with a sudden rush of anger. ► sudden movement a sudden movement COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a sudden absence · It wasn't easy to deal with Hugh's sudden absence. ► had a sudden brainstorm Kirby had a sudden brainstorm. ► a sudden dash · He made a sudden dash for the door. ► sudden death · Her sudden death shocked the world. ► sudden/abrupt departure (=done suddenly, without being planned)· I didn't know how I was going to explain his abrupt departure to the others.· Their departure seemed rather sudden. ► die a sudden/violent/slow etc death · At the end of the play, the main character dies a violent death. ► a sudden/unexpected/unforeseen emergency (=a situation that was not planned)· I left half an hour early in case of traffic jams or some other unforeseen emergency. ► a sudden/abrupt end (=sudden and unexpected)· After the news leaked out, his political career came to a sudden end. ► a sudden explosion · Henry thought she was going to laugh, but then there was a sudden explosion of sobbing. ► a sudden halt · My happiness was brought to a sudden halt by the death of my father. ► a sudden impulse · She felt a sudden impulse to play some music. ► a sudden inspiration · He had a sudden inspiration. ► a sudden move · She made a sudden move towards me from the doorway. ► a quick/sudden movement · Don't make any quick movements that might scare the dog. ► sudden onset · Consult the doctor if there is a very sudden onset of fever. ► sudden panic · Florrie exclaimed in sudden panic: ‘I’ve left my bag on the bus!’ ► dramatic/sudden/complete reversal a dramatic reversal in population decline ► a sudden shift · She immediately picked up his sudden shifts of mood. ► a sudden silence · At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room. ► a sudden thought · A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh. ► a sudden urge · She fought back the sudden urge to beg his forgiveness. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► so · It was so brutal, so sudden.· The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.· It was so sudden and so fierce that she could not deny it.· The whole thing came on me so sudden and I was so sleepy.· A movement caught his eye and it was so sudden that he drew back a few inches.· After all those years, it was hard to believe it, especially coming so sudden.· The change had been so sudden.· Then all at once he looked up, with a stare so sudden and urgent it was like a shout. NOUN► appearance · The sudden appearance of record company A & R men induces paranoia for any band.· Clearly the later volumes show these talents in more skilfully written poems, but their sudden appearance here demands comment.· Because a squint may be due to serious disease, its sudden appearance should always be taken seriously.· The sudden appearance of her bare back made him cough.· Maybe it was Mr McCrindle's sudden appearance that caused Tam to lose his footing.· Was there a sudden appearance of a new species, or were there cases of gradual succession?· The fish were momentarily startled at my sudden appearance, but after a while they ignored me. ► burst · The rain pelted down in sudden bursts, but the downpours did not amount to much.· In a single song, he can employ sudden bursts of falsetto or a teasing growl.· She could of course, she thought with that sudden burst of adolescent enthusiasm, not live.· Why the sudden burst of vision?· She saw him crumple them up in a sudden burst of impatience, and fling them across the parade.· I wish I could say that I wrote steadily at the story of my life after that sudden burst of inspiration.· Sounds like a sudden burst of co-operation between the world's tractor makers?· There was a sudden burst of laughing and giggling on the other end. ► change · It is a curious paradox that evolution and gradual change were linked with revolution and sudden change.· Farris was angry about the sudden change in crews.· Why the sudden change of heart?· Saigon had always gone through sudden changes of mood, and this was simply one of those changes.· Yet the peripheral zone is hypersensitive to sudden change.· But a sudden change came over the spirit of his dreams.· What happens if those two goons have a sudden change of heart and decide not to let us go?· Gradual changes are much less traumatic than sudden changes. ► death · My brother's sudden death has left me with a legacy of anxiety about loved ones that is perhaps excessive.· It is the most intimate item of all, a disturbing look at the rude horror of sudden death.· It had shocked him, too, when he heard of Adolph Brückner's sudden death.· He is invoked against sudden death.· One of the hazards of the sudden death of infants was that they might be carried off before they had been baptised.· Some reports have suggested a relationship between programmed diets and sudden death, probably due to irregularities of the heart.· In fact, intervention of another kind took place on 27 January 1947, with the sudden death of Vivien Eliot.· Ashburn likely autographed only a handful of the cards before his sudden death, so even dealers are scrambling to find thems. ► departure · Mr Kabila's sudden departure leaves huge uncertainty.· There was no official explanation for Mr Lane's sudden departure, which was announced in a terse two-line statement.· My dear Adam, Over the years, you will have heard many explanations for my sudden departure from the regiment.· She left, and it took her partner a year to build the forward momentum she had disrupted by her sudden departure.· After Jenny's sudden departure, Eloise had felt betrayed, abandoned and completely lonely.· Julie Worden and Charlton Boyd meet in a skittish duet, marked by sudden departures, near misses and unexpected evasive leaps.· Eastman Kodak's shares plunged 10% following the sudden departure of its new chief financial officer. ► increase · It can detect sudden increases in water consumption, such as leaks.· Maple trees are sensitive to sudden increases in sunlight, having grown up in the dimmed ambience of sheltering neighbor trees.· The wingers provide a sudden increase in width to encourage early planing, good jumping, and tight or long turns.· The sudden increase in energy costs and the resulting recession caused a 10% fall in energy demand between 1973 and 1975.· The sudden increase in unemployment after 1930 gave it further importance.· Campaigners say the sudden increase in Martin's bill is not unusual.· Any sudden increase in the number of a particular pest, however, need immediate action. ► infant · The risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome within groups were remarkably similar.· Bristol is at the forefront of the fight against a number of childhood conditions, including cancer and sudden infant death.· Some may protect against sudden infant deaths; others may add to risk.· During the fieldwork period, sudden infant deaths received enormous publicity in the national media.· Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were calculated separately for Maori and non-Maori children.· This, of course, assumes that these variables are causally related to sudden infant death syndrome and are independent.· None of the families interviewed had experienced a sudden infant death. ► loss · Here it probably happened by sailing into the steep wave resulting in a sudden loss of speed.· Atonic seizures are characterized by a sudden loss of postural muscle tone.· She was not even near to getting over the shock of the sudden loss.· The second distribution was for hold-harmless grants to protect users of the categorical grants from a sudden loss of this money.· The socialists, not relishing the sudden loss of their patronage, are much identified with the regular street demos.· Then the public would not face a sudden loss of television service.· There is a smooth process of convergence to full knowledge, unlike the sudden loss of reputation observed in many reputational models.· Could we have possibly caught the leader, leaving the shoal bewildered and with sudden loss of appetite? ► movement · These sudden movements quake the Earth.· Any sudden movement and you have sticky syrup all over the place, including the steering wheel.· He didn't spare Schmidt a glance; his eyes held Culley's, waiting for the glint that betrays sudden movement.· We are all startled by this sudden movement.· That sudden movement, slight as it was, jerked away the stone which Chignell had placed behind one of the wheels.· But there was a sudden movement behind her.· Don't jump from grooming the back of the pony to the front, i.e. making sudden movements.· Flat-footed water lilies balance at the far end, quivering at a sudden movement, a bird diving. ► reversal · The overall effect of these dynastic upsets and sudden reversal of political alignment was disastrous from Rome's viewpoint.· Until the sudden reversal, the Nasdaq had been falling steadily and more than 200 stocks had hit new lows.· Reagan, astonished by this sudden reversal, said, Absolutely not. ► rise · The sudden rise in graduate unemployment is unparalleled in the post-war period.· The relatively sudden rise of xenophobic parties, or of the xenophobic issue in politics, is largely due to this.· The subsidiary threat of a sudden rise in coal prices also made little sense in 1989.· As recent history has shown, a sudden rise in orders does not necessarily herald an immediate and sharp rise in output. ► rush · His sudden rush of Anglican devotion remained unexplained and incomprehensible.· Why the sudden rush of interest?· At sunset, darkness enveloped the hunting camp in a sudden rush.· Her grey and white striped silk blouse was clinging damply against her skin in the sudden rush of heat.· Even in the sudden rush from the Store the nomes had been able to bring quite a lot of stuff.· Certainly the change in legislation is unlikely to provoke a sudden rush of hitherto tied farm workers from the industry.· The sudden rush of cooler air as the door was thrust open took her completely by surprise.· Instead his handshake was firm but controlled - like everything else about him, she thought with a sudden rush of insight. ► shock · She smiles at me and I feel a sudden shock, a tremor of fear.· The model is used to forecast economic growth and to estimate the potential effects of sudden shocks like a stock crash.· Huy looked at the over-long face, the ridiculous beard, and realised with a sudden shock that the man was scared.· The sudden shock and noise of whirring wings broke the stillness and left our pulses racing.· He felt her sudden shock of fear and for a moment, almost involuntarily, his hands strengthened on her shoulders.· Old lady, thought Winnie, with sudden shock!· Donna too felt her heart thumping; the sudden shock made her tremble.· Every change of scene, every sudden shock, had threatened to plunge Elaine back into catatonic silence. ► silence · At the mention of Hilary Frome a sudden silence fell over the room.· The Poole family, grouped rather self-consciously round the birthday cake on Earth, lapsed into a sudden silence.· Such a traveller may sleep soundly and awaken refreshed - that is, unless the train stops and the sudden silence wakes him.· In the sudden silence Isabel thought she could almost hear the life of the garden, preparing for its spring blossoming.· In the sudden silence that followed, she realized that something was wrong.· All at once he was disturbed by a sudden silence.· But when war came the persistent pedal-point of coalitionism sounded all the louder for the sudden silence of the party truce. ► surge · But I was faithful - so why the sudden surge of guilt?· National industry status is used to protect local producers from a sudden surge of imports.· She felt a sudden surge of anger.· Outside, though, as he loaded it into the car, he was surprised to feel a sudden surge of confidence.· Suppose there was a sudden surge in demand for cash from the general public.· A sudden surge in the pound, for example, could seriously unhinge the process.· Therese, sitting at Willi's right, felt a sudden surge of pure, undiluted happiness wash over her.· And felt a sudden surge of unwilling pity. ► thought · Suddenly unease rose inside her and she faltered as a sudden thought struck her.· A sudden thought occurred to her, and she sat up straight in bed.· A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh.· Then a sudden thought flashed through his mind.· I had a sudden thought, when you mentioned the timing. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► all of a sudden All of a sudden I realized that the car in front of me wasn't moving. The way he decided to leave all of a sudden didn't make any sense. We waited and waited, then all of a sudden we saw a sail on the horizon. And all of a sudden I got slammed in the face. But as revenues subsided, costs all of a sudden mattered, too. In spring training I started off good with my throwing, and then all of sudden it declined. It got him trying to be too perfect with his pitches all of a sudden. Now, all of a sudden, things are different. The kitchen had gone quiet, all of a sudden, really quiet. Then, all of a sudden, like a spigot turned counterclockwise, B shuts down. You put the chair up, and all of a sudden, he has four points of interest. Word family WORD FAMILYnounsuddennessadjectivesuddenadverbsuddenly 1happening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it: a sudden change in the weather Life is cruel, she thought, with a sudden rush of anger. a sudden movement Her death was sudden.2all of a sudden suddenly: All of a sudden the lights went out.—suddenness noun [uncountable]
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